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An End State Methodology for Identifying Technology Needs for Environmental Management, with an Example from the Hanford Site Tanks (1999) / Chapter Skim
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... high-level waste (HEW-radioactive waste material derived from the first cycle of solvent extraction from processing of irradiated fuel, or equivalent material from other parts of the processing operations, and spent nuclear fuel (from 10 CFR 501. low activity waste (LAW - incidental radioactive waste derived from removal of radionuclides from HEW and having properties similar to those described by the U.S.
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... technology needs new information on chemical, physical, and engineering processes required to successfully carry out a fimction or process step.
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  • solvent extraction
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  • transuranic waste
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